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. 2022 Nov:222:107443.
doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2022.107443. Epub 2022 Sep 15.

3D island sign on computed tomography predicts early perihematomal edema expansion and poor outcome in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage

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3D island sign on computed tomography predicts early perihematomal edema expansion and poor outcome in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage

Yu-Lun Li et al. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Background and purpose: To determine the prognostics significance of the computed tomography (CT) 3D island sign for predicting early perihematomal edema (PHE) expansion and poor functional outcome in patients presenting with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).

Methods: Between July 2011 and March 2017, patients with intracerebral hemorrhage who had undergone baseline CT within 6 h after ICH symptom onsets and follow-up CT in our hospital were included. Two different readers independently assessed the presence of 3D island sign on admission CT scan of each patient. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to analyze association between 3D island sign and early perihematomal edema expansion and poor functional outcome, separately.

Results: A total of 214 patients who met the inclusion criteria were included in our study, 3D island sign was observed in 60 patients (28.0 %) on admission CT scan. The multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that baseline hematoma volume, time to baseline and follow-up CT scans and the presence of 3D island sign were predictors of early PHE expansion. After adjusting for age, baseline hematoma and edema volume, time to baseline and follow-up CT scans, GCS on admission, presence of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and systolic blood pressure, the 3D island sign was an independently imaging marker for poor outcome (OR, 2.803; 95 % confidence interval, 1.189-6.609; P = 0.018).

Conclusion: The 3D island sign in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage was a reliable predictor for early perihematomal edema expansion and poor functional outcome. It may serve as a potential therapeutic target for intervention.

Keywords: Brain edema; Cerebral hemorrhage; Prognosis; Tomography; X-ray computed.

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